Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
70
Highest
28.0%
Botswana
Lowest
0.1%
Qatar
Median
5.0%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
719
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 28.0% in Botswana; the lowest is 0.1% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.0%, and the mean is 6.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 280.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 93.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 70.8%).
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 28.0% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 24.5% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 3 | Jordan | 16.6% | 2023 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 4 | Angola | 14.3% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 5 | Georgia | 13.6% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 6 | Rwanda | 13.3% | 2024 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 7 | Zambia | 12.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 12.4% | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 10.5% | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 10 | New Caledonia | 10.2% | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 11 | Greece | 10.0% | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 12 | Chile | 8.9% | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bahamas | 8.6% | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 14 | Panama | 8.6% | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Finland | 8.3% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 8.3% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 8.2% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 7.5% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | France | 7.4% | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 7.1% | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 6.9% | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 6.9% | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 6.8% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 6.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 25 | Barbados | 6.5% | 2023 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 6.5% | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 6.4% | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 6.4% | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 6.2% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 30 | Mongolia | 5.9% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 5.7% | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 5.4% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 34 | Austria | 5.3% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 5.0% | 2024 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 37 | New Zealand | 4.8% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 4.5% | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 39 | Hungary | 4.5% | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 39 | Ghana | 4.5% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.4% | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.4% | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 4.3% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 44 | United States of America | 4.3% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 4.2% | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.0% | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 47 | Norway | 4.0% | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 4.0% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 4.0% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 50 | Australia | 3.9% | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 3.7% | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 52 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.6% | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 53 | Iceland | 3.6% | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 55 | Germany | 3.4% | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 56 | Singapore | 3.3% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 57 | Malta | 3.2% | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 58 | El Salvador | 3.1% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 59 | Israel | 2.9% | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 60 | Poland | 2.9% | 2024 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 2.8% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 2.8% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 63 | Czechia | 2.6% | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 64 | Japan | 2.5% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 2.4% | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 2.4% | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 2.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 2.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 1.9% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 70 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2022 | down 47.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.